- Source: Belepole
Belepole is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Belepole is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station of Howrah City Police. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is an urban sprawl which sprung up near the old localities of South Howrah, like Bhattacharjee Para, Chatterjeehat etc. It is located near Shibpur. It has excellent communication and transportation facilities owing to its location, its life line is Kona Expressway which connects it to the Vidyasagar Setu (Second Hooghly Bridge) and hence Kolkata is just 15 minutes away. It is close to the State administrative building Nabanna.
Demographics
The area is mainly inhabited by Hindus who have Bengali as their mother tongue. Hence Bengali is the main language of the area.
Notable locations
Belepole Panch Mathar More or Belepole Bus Stop.
Hang Sang Crossing or Belepole Crossing.
Kusum Kumari Park.
Dhole Company Warehouse and Factory.
Howrah Indoor Stadium and Dumurjala Sports City
Zaika Inn.
Bayleaf Restaurant.
Chatterjeehat.
Main occupations
The main occupations of the area are running restaurants and eateries, working in factories and family business, in addition to that a number of doctors, engineers, IT consultants and government workers live in the locality. Many Old residential houses are also there.
Transport
Belepole has grossly a 2 km radius and is interconnected by lanes and bylanes. Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Sarat Chatterjee Road and Kona Expressway intersect in the area making transportation excellent, although traffic jams are frequent in the area. Bus and E-rickshaw are the main means of transport of the locals.
= Bus
=Private Bus
72 Dumurjala - Park Circus
K6 Tikiapara railway station - Rajabazar
K11 Domjur - Rabindra Sadan
KB15 Santragachi railway station - Anandapur
Mini Bus
7 Carry Road - Shyambazar
26 Unsani - Esplanade
S119/1 Santragachi railway station - B.B.D. Bagh
WBTC Bus
C11 Domjur - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia
E6 Amta - Esplanade
E7 Bagnan railway station - Esplanade
EB1A Santragachi railway station - Belgharia (Rathtala)
T8 Tikiapara railway station - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia
VS12 Santragachi railway station - New Town Bus Stand
Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Belepole crossing.
= Train
=Padmapukur railway station and Santragachi Junction are the nearest railway stations.
References
See also
Kadamtala
Shibpur
Santragachi
Ramrajatala
Howrah Indoor Stadium
